Modern business faces the challenge of dramatic growth of digital data, including documents, emails, applications, & so on. To deploy the IT environment with a reliable, affordable & expandable storage center to securely store, share, & back up the digital assets has become an important task for the server managers of the SMB & entry-level enterprise nowadays. TS-259 Pro+ houses up to two 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch SATA hard disk drives, incorporates Intel Atom 1.8 G Hz dual core processor & 1GB memory, & is capable of delivering ultra high performance, reliability, & lower power consumption during intensive data transfers. The NAS is an efficient & powerful business storage center with advanced i SCSI services, cross-platform data sharing, & all-in-one server applications. With VMware Ready & Citrix Ready certification, & proven compatibility with Microsoft Hyper-V environment, the NAS is an ideal shared storage solution in the virtualized & clustered environment. The most affordable & flexible virtualization solution, TS-259 Pro+ is certified as compatible with VMware v Sphere 4 (ESX 4.0 & above) & Citrix Xen Server virtualization platforms, & is also compliant with Windows 2008 Failover Cluster. The NAS can be utilized as the network shared storage of VMware, Citrix virtualization environments & Windows clustered servers. Comparing with traditional SAN (Storage Area Network), the NAS is a competitive alternative with much lower setup & maintenance costs in an IP SAN. The NAS supports file sharing across Windows, Mac, Linux, & UNIX platforms. Versatile business applications such as file server, FTP server, printer server, web server, & Windows AD (Active Directory) support are provided. The dominant features, such as Web DAV, Share Folder Aggregation (also known as DFS), IPv 6 & IPv 4 dual-stack, Wake on LAN, schedule power on/ off, HDD S.M.A.R.T, comprehensive log systems, & policy-based unauthorized IP blocking are all included. Please note: networking components such as switches, routers, NAS & wireless devices require that speeds & standards be consistent throughout the network to gain optimum performance. To avoid compatibility clashes or for advice, please contact us on solutions@ebuyer.com.